Tough on crime, short on facts

Crime should not be a political football. Conservative or liberal means nothing when it comes to facts - two plus two equals four no matter where you fall on the political spectrum:

http://natpo.st/p9zppO

Jonathan Kay, National Post

"The biggest problem for opponents of Bill C-10, the federal government's omnibus tough-on crime bill, is that criminals and prisoners have no political constituency. The sort of people who will get swept up in the mandatory minimum sentences contained in the bill are dismissed by most voters as street thugs, pedophiles and gang members."